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Title: CERO Adds Content Descriptors To Ratings
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on April 16, 2004, 05:13:42 PM

The Japanese game rating system will now include more than just a suggested age.

The ESRB’s Japanese counterpart, the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO), is adding icons representing potentially-offensive content to its game rating system.  Potentially-offensive ratings (12+, 15+, and 18+) will now be accompanied by the following content ratings:

Adult situations
Sex
Violence
Horror
Gambling
Crime
Smoking & drinking
Drugs
Explicit language

Packaging with CERO’s new content rating system will pop up in Japanese stores beginning in June.

Title: RE:CERO Adds Content Descriptors To Ratings
Post by: nickmitch on April 16, 2004, 06:06:35 PM

Doesn't the ESRB use these? Maybe not all but at least some.

Title: RE: CERO Adds Content Descriptors To Ratings
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on April 16, 2004, 08:24:10 PM

Yes they do.  They don't have those nifty icons, though!

Title: RE:CERO Adds Content Descriptors To Ratings
Post by: Pod on April 17, 2004, 01:19:12 AM

Most of these are described with icons in the back og my PAL version Soul Calibur 2 booklet... Except for that smoking & drinking one.

Title: RE: CERO Adds Content Descriptors To Ratings
Post by: manunited4eva22 on April 17, 2004, 08:36:41 AM

As long as I can get them at 17 still, all good.  (And if I ever go to japan that is)